Handle for firearms.



PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906.

M. BYE.

HANDLE FOR FIREARMS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, 1905.

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PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906.

M. BYE.

HANDLE FOR FIREARMS.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 7, 1905.

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MARTIN BYE, OF \VORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGN OR TO HARRING- TON &RICHARDSON ARMS COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MASSA- CHUSETTS.

HANDLE FOR FIREARMS- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

Application filed January 7, 1905. Serial No. 239,998-

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN BYE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Handles forFirearms, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a handle for firearms, and more particularly tothe sides or cheek-pieces of the handle of a firearm.

The object of myinvention is to improve upon the construction of thecheek-pieces of the handle of a firearm as ordinarily made and themanner of attaching them to the handle.

In the ordinary construction of the cheekpieces of the handle of afirearm they are attached to the handle by means of screws or rivets,the heads of which appear on the outside of the cheek-pieces and arevisible on the outer surface of the handle. In my improvements thecheek-pieces of the handle of a firearm are so made and attached to thehandle of the firearm that the attaching screws or rivets are notvisible on the outer surface of the handle. I provide the cheek-pieceswith headed screws or rivets upon their inner surface, which enterundercut recesses or openings in the handle portion, and I also providea detachable plate for the lower or outer end of the handle portionwhich extends over the lower ends of the cheek-pieces and is detachablysecured in place to the end of the handle portion to secure thecheekpieces thereto.

I'have shown in the drawings my improvements in cheek-pieces of thehandle of a firearm combined with the handle of a magazinefirearm of thetype shown and described in my pending application, Serial No. 217 ,841in which the handle forms a magazine for the cartridges which are forcedup into position by a spring which is secured at its lower end to aplate detachably secured to the lower end of the handle, as abovereferred to; but my improvements may be combined with the handle offirearms of any ordinary and well-known construction.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a firearm havingcheek-pieces on the handle and a plate on the lower end of the handleembodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a view of the handle portiondetached, with the cheek-pieces removed and the plate at the lower endof the handle detached from the handle. Fig. 3 is a view of the innerside of one of the cheek-pieces detached. Fig. 4 is a cross-section online 4 4, Fig. 1, looking in the direction of arrowa, same figure. Thespring and cartridges are not shown. Fig. 5 is a central verticalsection through the lower part of the handleshown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 6is a view of the inner side of the end plate detached with the catch inits open or inoperative position.

In the accompanying drawings in Fig. 1 is shown a recoil-firearm of thetype shown and described in my pending application, Serial No. 217,841.The handle portion 1 forms the magazine for holding the cartridges 2,and an expansion leaf-spring 3 is contained within the handle 1 and hasat its upper end a block or plate 4, which is fitted to slide in groovesin the handle portion 1 and acts to force up the cartridges intoposition to be fired in the ordinary way. The lower end of the spring 3is attached to the inner side of the plate 5, which forms the end plateof the handle 1.

The end plate 5 fits onto the lower end of the handle portion, and itsexternal shape corresponds to the shape of the lower end of the handleportion in cross-section. The end plate 5 has a raised portion 5 uponits inner surface, which fits within the open end of the handle portion,and an undercut projection 5 on one end, which extends into a recess orgroove 1 within the lower end of the handle 1. (See Fig. 5.) On theother end of the plate 5 is a rotary stud 6, extending through anopening 5' in the plate 5 and having an enlarged inner end or head 6with a projection 6 thereon, which is adapted to. extend into a recessor groove 1 within the lower end of the handle portion 1. The stud 6 hassecured upon its outer end and extending upon the outside of the plate 5a spring-handle or thumb-latch 7 to turn the stud 6 and move theprojection 6" into the recess 1 after the projection 5 has been insertedin the recess 1 to secure the plate 5 to the end of the handle 1, asshown in Fig. 5. The end 7 of the spring-handle 7 will fit into a recessin the outer side of the plate 5 to hold it in position. is moved out,as shown in Fig. 6, to disengage the projection 6 the end plate 5 isfree to be removed, as shown in Fig. 2.

The handle portion 1 has in this instance on each side two elongatedopenings 1 (See Fig. 5.) When the handle 7 ICC IIO

therein,which extend substantially the length of the handle. Eachcheek-piece 8 is preferably made of horn, bone, or other suitablematerial and is adapted to fit onto the sides of the handle portion 1and to extend entirely over the openings 1 therein, as shown in Fig. 1.v

Each cheek-piece 8 preferably has two headed screws or rivets 8 at itsupper end. upon its inner surface, which are adapted to extend throughthe openings 1 (see Fig. 4) and into undercut recesses at the upper endsof said openings. (Shown by broken lines in Fig. 2.) At the lower end ofeach cheekpiece 8 upon its inner surface is a headed screw or rivet 8with the lower part of its head out ofi. The shank of the screw or rivet8 is adapted to extend into a recess or notch 1 in the lower end of theside of the handle portion 1, and the head extends into a recessedportion on the inner side of the handle portion around the notch l.(Indicated by broken lines in Fig. 2.)

The side edges of the end plate 5 bear against the lower surface of thescrews 8 and hold the screws 8 and 8' in their operative position tolock and secure the cheekpieces 8 to the handle portion 1. When the endplate 5 is removed, the cheek-pieces 8 are free to be removed by simplydrawing down said pieces to disengage the screws 8 and 8 thereon fromtheir retaining grooves or recesses.

It will be understood that the details of construction of myimprovements may be varied, if desired, and they may be adapted to beused in connection with the handle portion of firearms of any usual andwell-known construction of a magazine or other type.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a firearm, the combination with the handle portion, of detachablecheek-pieces having stationary headed screws or attaching handleportion, of detachable cheek-pieces having stationary headed screws orattaching devices upon their inner surface, adapted to engage recessesin the handle portion to secure the cheek-pieces thereto, and means forholding said attaching devices in engagement with said recesses, saidmeans comprising a detachable plate on the outer or lower end of thehandle portion, and means for attaching and detaching said plate,substantially as shown and described.

3. In a firearm, the combination with the handle portion, of a platehaving a projection thereon to extend into a recess in the end of thehandle, and a rotatable stud thereon, and a projection on said stud, andan external handle to rotate said stud and move said proj ection intoand out of engagement with a recess in the end of the handle, to attachsaid plate thereto, and detach it therefrom, substantially as shown anddescribed.

MARTIN BYE.

Witnesses JOHN C. DEWEY, M. IIAAs.

